WQCS00018_NOI2021DV0043_20210125

ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretary
S. DANIEL SMITH
Director
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
CERTIFIED MAIL: 7018 1130 0000 1608 0176
RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
January 25, 2021
Jon Mendenhall, City Manager
City of Eden
PO Box 70
Eden, NC 27289-0070
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION & INTENT TO ISSUE CIVIL PENALTY
Tracking No.: NOV-2021-DV-0043
Sanitary Sewer Overflows - October 2020
Collection System Permit No. WQCS00018
Eden Collection System
Rockingham County
Dear Permittee:
A review has been conducted of the self -reported Sanitary Sewer Overflows (SSO's) 5-Day Report/s submitted by
City of Eden. The Division's Winston-Salem Regional Office concludes that the City of Eden violated Permit
Condition I (2) of Permit No. WQCS00018 by failing to effectively manage, maintain, and operate their collection
system so that there is no SSO (Sanitary Sewer Overflow) to the land or surface waters and the SSO constituted
making an outlet to waters of the State for purposes of G.S. 143-215.1(a)(1), for which a permit is required by
G.S. 143-215.1.
The Winston-Salem Regional Office is providing the City of Eden an opportunity to provide evidence and
justification as to why the City of Eden should not be assessed a civil penalty for the violation(s) that are
summarized below:
Total Vol
Total Surface
Incident Start Duration Vol Water
Number Date (Mins) Location Cause (Gals) (Gals) DWR Action
202002835 10/25/2020 367 699 Lake Street, Inflow and Infiltration 5,750 5,750 Notice of Intent
Covenant Branch Pump
Station
North Caromna Depenmentof Environments. Qaalrty I Diuesion of Water Resources
WmstonSsiem Regional Office 1 450 West Hanes N Road. Salte 30D I w,rston5.a em, North Caro. na 27105
336-776-9800

Total Vol
Total
Surface
Incident Start Duration
Vol
Water
Number Date (Mins) Location Cause
(Gals)
(Gals) DWR Action
202002875 10/30/2020 390 Covenant Branch Pump Inflow and
11,700
11,700 Notice of Intent
Station 699 Lake Street Infiltration, Pump
station equipment
failure
This Notice of Violation / Notice of Intent to Enforce (NOV/NOI) is being issued for the noted violation. Pursuant
to G.S. 143-215.6A, a civil penalty of not more than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000.00) may be assessed
against any person who violates or fails to act in accordance with the terms, conditions, or requirements of any
permit issued pursuant to G.S. 143-215.1.
This office requests that you respond to this Notice, in writing, within 10 business days of its
receipt. In your response, you should address the causes of non-compliance, remedial actions, and all other
actions taken to prevent the recurrence of similar situations. The response to this correspondence will be
considered in this process. Enforcement decisions will also be based on volume spilled, volume reaching surface
waters, duration and gravity, impacts to public health, fish kills or recreational area closures. Other factors
considered in determining the amount of the civil penalty are the violator's history of non-compliance, the cost of
rectifying the damage, whether the spill was intentional and whether money was saved by non-compliance.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Ron Boone with the Water Quality Section in the
Winston-Salem Regional Office at 336-776-9800 or via email at ron.booneC&ncdenr.aov.
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Sincerely,
EDocuSigned by:
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Lon T. Snider, Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Winston-Salem Regional Office
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
North Caromna Depenmentof Environments. Qaalrty I Diuesion of Water Resources
WmstonSsiem Regional Office 1 450 West Hanes N Road. Salte 30D I w,rston5.a em, North Caro. na 279.05
336-776-9800